The Maccabiah Games, referred to as the "Jewish Olympics", were first held in 1932, in the midst of a worldwide depression. 390 athletes and 14 nations competed, figures similar to the participation in the very first Olympic Games 36 years before.
The Games are now the 3rd largest sporting event in the world, after the Olympics and the Commonwealth Games, and take place every 4 years in Israel.
The European Maccabi Games take place every 4 years in a different European capital city with the last taking place in Vienna in the summer of 2011.
The JCC Maccabi Games take place every year in North America with the 2012 JCC Maccabi Games taking place in Rockland, New York.
To get involved in any of these international events please contact the Maccabi GB office on 020 8457 2333 or email enquiries@maccabigb.org.
